Average power rating of opponents played: COLL OF CHARLESTON 71.2, AUBURN 79.5

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

COLL OF CHARLESTON - Season Results

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Team Stats

Opp Stats

Date

Opponent

Score

SU

Line

ATS

Tot.

O/U

Shots

Pct

REB

TO

Shots

Pct

REB

TO

1/25/2018

@ DELAWARE

62-54

W

-5.5

W

135

U

22-57

38.6%

45

8

16-54

29.6%

35

8

1/27/2018

JAMES MADISON

66-59

W

-9.5

L

137

U

22-52

42.3%

32

6

22-58

37.9%

40

9

2/1/2018

@ NORTHEASTERN

69-64

W

4

W

136

U

25-55

45.5%

32

8

19-51

37.3%

33

11

2/3/2018

@ HOFSTRA

86-85

W

-2

L

143

O

30-52

57.7%

30

13

26-56

46.4%

25

8

2/8/2018

WM & MARY

82-77

W

-6.5

L

150.5

O

26-55

47.3%

27

7

29-56

51.8%

33

15

2/10/2018

DREXEL

89-67

W

-13

W

146

O

37-67

55.2%

29

1

26-54

48.1%

32

11

2/15/2018

@ JAMES MADISON

81-78

W

-6

L

135.5

O

28-60

46.7%

41

14

26-60

43.3%

28

10

2/17/2018

@ UNC-WILMINGTON

88-74

W

-4

W

150

O

34-50

68.0%

30

15

29-64

45.3%

30

8

2/22/2018

ELON

79-58

W

-11

W

141

U

25-61

41.0%

40

6

22-56

39.3%

33

11

2/24/2018

@ WM & MARY

104-114

L

-2

L

155.5

O

35-69

50.7%

32

9

35-59

59.3%

34

8

3/4/2018

*DREXEL

66-59

W

-9.5

L

145

U

25-56

44.6%

40

11

23-58

39.7%

35

9

3/5/2018

*WM & MARY

83-73

W

-4.5

W

152.5

O

31-62

50.0%

29

4

29-55

52.7%

29

11

3/6/2018

*NORTHEASTERN

83-76

W

-2.5

W

131.5

O

27-58

46.6%

29

11

27-55

49.1%

31

20

3/16/2018

*AUBURN

AUBURN - Season Results

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Team Stats

Opp Stats

Date

Opponent

Score

SU

Line

ATS

Tot.

O/U

Shots

Pct

REB

TO

Shots

Pct

REB

TO

1/27/2018

LSU

95-70

W

-10.5

W

158

O

33-61

54.1%

38

17

25-58

43.1%

24

16

1/30/2018

@ OLE MISS

79-70

W

-4.5

W

160

U

26-67

38.8%

42

11

25-61

41.0%

41

17

2/3/2018

VANDERBILT

93-81

W

-11.5

W

153.5

O

32-57

56.1%

25

12

28-53

52.8%

28

16

2/7/2018

TEXAS A&M

80-81

L

-6

L

154

O

26-50

52.0%

22

14

33-61

54.1%

33

16

2/10/2018

@ GEORGIA

78-61

W

-3.5

W

142.5

U

29-57

50.9%

31

9

22-49

44.9%

27

13

2/14/2018

KENTUCKY

76-66

W

-9

W

156.5

U

22-60

36.7%

34

7

25-54

46.3%

36

14

2/17/2018

@ S CAROLINA

75-84

L

-7

L

147.5

O

20-63

31.7%

44

16

25-58

43.1%

38

15

2/21/2018

ALABAMA

90-71

W

-6.5

W

151.5

O

29-68

42.6%

41

9

24-52

46.2%

35

17

2/24/2018

@ FLORIDA

66-72

L

1.5

L

157

U

25-56

44.6%

41

16

26-59

44.1%

31

8

2/27/2018

@ ARKANSAS

82-91

L

-1

L

161.5

O

22-64

34.4%

37

11

31-59

52.5%

39

11

3/3/2018

S CAROLINA

79-70

W

-11

L

152

U

22-57

38.6%

36

12

23-61

37.7%

41

20

3/9/2018

*ALABAMA

63-81

L

-6.5

L

152

U

20-62

32.3%

33

10

26-52

50.0%

44

15

3/16/2018

*COLL OF CHARLESTON

KEY GAME INFORMATION

AUBURN: Last season: 18-14, lost to Missouri in first round of SEC tournament
Who's gone: G T.J. Dunans (8.2 ppg, 2nd in assists); G Ronnie Johnson (7.8 ppg, 3rd in assists).
Who's back: G Mustapha Heron led team in scoring (15.2 ppg) and rebounding (6.1 rpg) last season; F Danjel Purifoy averaged 11.5 points and led team with 59 3-pointers; C Austin Wiley (8.8 ppg, 4.7 rpg); G Jared Harper (11.4 ppg, team-high 95 assists).
Who's new: G Davion Mitchell is a four-star prospect and strong defender at the point. F Chuma Okeke, another four-star signee, averaged a double-double in points and rebounds during a four-game Italy tour.
The Skinny: The Tigers appeared poised to make a run at their first NCAA Tournament since 2003, but open with a cloud of uncertainty instead. Associate head coach Chuck Person has been arrested in a federal investigation for allegedly accepting bribes to steer Auburn pro prospects to a financial advisor after college. Part of that money allegedly went to families of two recruits, possibly leaving them ineligible. Auburn and investigators haven't disclosed the players' identity.

PREVIEW

Auburn, Charleston happy to be back in Big Dance

SAN DIEGO - Twelve rows up, actor/comedian and part-time Charleston resident Bill Murray leaped to his feet and pumped his fists in approval.

The College of Charleston's 83-76 comeback overtime victory over Northeastern in the finals of the one-bid Colonial Athletic Association tournament on March 6 was special for a good reason -- it sent the Cougars to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 19 seasons, back when coach John Kresse had fashioned the program into a mid-major force.

Auburn can relate.

The Tigers (25-7) will make their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2003, although their bid had been secure since they won 16 of their first 17 games in coach Bruce Pearl's fourth season on the Plains.

No. 4 seed Auburn will face the 13th-seeded Cougars (26-7) in a Midwest Regional game Friday at the Viejas Arena on the San Diego State campus. The winner will meet the winner of the Clemson-New Mexico State game Sunday.

Fifth-year senior Chealey, one of the Cougars' three offensive threats, scored 32 points in the victory over Northeastern, and his layup with 10.1 seconds remaining in regulation tied the game to cap 17-point comeback in the final 17 1/2 minutes.

For Chealey, the on-court celebration was a blur.

"I was crying my eyes out so I didn't really get to see it," Chealey told reporters.

The Cougars have won three in a row and 14 of 15 with Chealey, guard Grant Riller and forward Jarrell Brantley providing much of the punch. Riller is averaging 18.7 points a game this season and 25.8 in his last 10, when he has made 31 of 61 shots from 3-point range. Chealey is right behind at 18.5 per game for the season.

Brantley, who is a powerful 250-pounder, is averaging 17.0 points and 7.1 rebounds and has four straight double-doubles. He missed the first 10 games of the season, including losses to NCAA Tournament teams Wichita State and Rhode Island, with a knee injury.

Brantley gave the Cougars their first lead of the CAA title game in overtime, and reserve guard Marquise Pointer hit two 3-pointers to seal it.

Auburn peaked with a No. 8 ranking after winning 22 of its first 24 games, including victories over Tennessee and Arkansas, but has lost four of six and was outscored 28-3 in the first 10 minutes of the second half in an 81-63 loss to Alabama in the SEC tournament quarterfinals.

The skid started when 6-foot-7 forward Anfernee McLemore suffered season-ending tibia and ankle injuries in an 84-75 loss at South Carolina. McLemore had a double-double in a 76-66 victory over Kentucky the game before he was injured.

Guards Mustapha Heron (16.6 points per game) and Bryce Brown (16.2) lead the Tigers in scoring, and point guard Jared Harper is averaging 13.7 points and 5.7 assists for a team that lives on the perimeter. Brown and Harper were second-team All-SEC players.

"I've seen the lows, and I've seen the highs," Brown, a junior, told al.com. "Knowing where the program has come from, it's amazing. I feel like we've come a long way this year. We still have a lot of work to be done. We're out there to shock some people."

Pearl put his team through a physical practice Tuesday to prepare for the regional.

"We've got to hit," Pearl told al.com "We're not good enough right now, playing the way we're playing, to go win a game in the tournament. And I think practice can help fix that."

The teams have one common opponent, Hofstra. Auburn beat Hofstra by nine points and College of Charleston won both games in the season series, by six and by one.